Chandigarh, The Punjab government today issued notifications renaming historic holy cities of Chamkaur Sahib (District Rupnagar) and Machhiwara (Ludhiana) as Sri Chamkaur Sahib and Machhiwara Sahib with immediate effect. Disclosing this here today an official spokesman said that this decision has been as a humble tribute to the unparalleled martyrdomRead More

Chandigarh/New Delhi, In a bid to attract more investments and create employment opportunities, the Punjab government will focus on Agro and Food Processing, IT, Bio Sciences, Healthcare, Textiles, Electronic Hardware, Automobiles, Garments, sports goods and leather industry generating about 1.5 lakh direct and indirect job opportunities in next two years.Read More

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), November 27- Giving a clarion call, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the countrymen to launch a vigorous campaign for ushering in an ‘Evergreen Revolution’ by planting more and more trees to make our nation clean, green and pollution free. n his inauguralRead More

Chandigarh, November 26: people’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today said Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia must go failing which he should be sacked for a fair probe into the drug racket in which his name has surfaced during the investigation by the Enforcement Directorate. “Justice must notRead More

Chandigarh, November 26-The Punjab Cabinet today approved the setting up of Punjab State Affordable Housing Development Authority under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister for providing “affordable housing for all”. A decision to this effect was taken by the Cabinet in a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Punjab ChiefRead More

Chandigarh/Ludhiana, November 26 – Taking the administrative reforms a step forward, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal asserted that by July 2015, more than 249 citizen centric services would be provided online through 2,174 Sewa Kendras being set up in villages and towns and the residents need notRead More

Chandigarh,Taking immediate steps to check the growing indiscipline in the civil hospital Ludhiana following the unfortunate deaths of infants for the last two days, Health and Family Welfare Minister Punjab Mr. Surjeet Kumar Jayani has posted Dr. Renu as the Medical Superintendent at Civil Hospital Ludhiana after suspending Dr.Alka MittalRead More

Dera Bassi (SAS Nagar), Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today exhorted educational institutions to provide quality education to translate nation’s dream of becoming ‘superpower’ into reality in coming years. Addressing the students of LM Thapar School of Management campus of Thapar University after its inauguration here, Mr.Read More

Chandigarh, With a view to impart need based skill education and training, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal proposed to setup special university dedicated to skill development in the state to provide skilled manpower to the industry. He also assured fast track approvals to private players interested inRead More

Chandigarh,The Punjab Congress would contest the forthcoming local bodies elections on the party symbol. The announcement to this effect was made by the state party chief Mr Partap Singh Bajwa while addressing a meeting of the PPCC which had been summoned to chalk out strategy for these elections. The localRead More